(Very rough, just finished knocking it out, about 3000 words. )
A pale, thin man wearing a silver and black kilt sat upon a throne made of broken promises, a pencil and account book in his hands. His torn black t-shirt proclaimed him to be a patron of the troubadours known as Motorhead. As he oversaw the work of his hundred best warrior-accountants, the strains of The Ace of Spades
2022-07-05 00:16:04 +0000 UTC
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As the sun rose over Sedgewick, a lone figure appeared in the village square. Everyone was used to McTeeth resurrecting each morning by now, but it was still fun to watch. He always made a production of stretching and yawning as if he was getting out of bed and then dove into the village fountain for his morning bath. Stepping from the fountain he somehow pulled a clean, dry towel from his slee...
2022-07-04 20:13:31 +0000 UTC
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BBeneath the earth, two people carefully moved along an ancient stone passage. Things were deceptive here. A small room might hide a narrow crevice that led to a grand passage way with several staircases descending to dead ends. Everything had to be mapped out and carefully noted in their journals. Plumb bobs were used to check the slant of walls and floors, and heavy crowbars thumped repeatedl...
2022-07-04 00:19:33 +0000 UTC
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(One of the tougher chapters I've had to write. How do you write dialog for not one, but two people who are smarter than you? I try to keep in mind that neither one has perfect information and is looking for knowledge. Wally is also has expectations based on human reactions, and Milo doesn't always react normally. Both have trust issues. If anything seems really off, feel free to comment....
2022-07-03 18:07:53 +0000 UTC
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Trying to logically think like someone smarter than you is hard. This will certainly get some revisions. Often I write something for a couple of hours, but the next day wonder what the hell I was thinking.
Some good reference material is the 4th Chapter of Butcher of Gadobhra. It's a confusing chapter with a lecture by a professor on AI, that includes some world building about the quant...
2022-07-02 02:37:07 +0000 UTC
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As the merchant faded away, the Centurion turned to Eldren, the Runic Mage who saw to the teleportation pad. "How is our mana after that?"
Eldren saluted with a satisfied smile on his face. "A little over 78k. We actually gained over 4k mana on that exchange. The big stones down at Northguard are kept nearly full at all times, they won't ask us to shift any down. ...
2022-07-01 01:36:57 +0000 UTC
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(Very rough draft. I write out the first draft, send to my wife for editing, then go back over it again and possible add to the story, or rework things. Also add in tables. Then maybe a second edit. Rough drafts posted here will have typos that she'll catch later. This is a short chapter and also might be merged with something else.)
Roderick Kallvek, 2nd assistant merchant to the G...
2022-06-30 02:30:10 +0000 UTC
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Fancy words for "Don't take a knife to a gunfight."
One side might be stronger than the other side and win 99% of the time. But that one time? That one time when the underdog stepped up and won? A great story. David and Goliath level story. Every likes that story, (except for Goliath's side.) Often the little guy wins because in this situation, he had an edge.
A lot of stories use...
2022-06-29 03:09:29 +0000 UTC
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Greetings,
With over 2000 followers, and a few asking me about donating through Patreon, I added 'Set up Patreon' to my schedule. But Patreon is on a computer and counts as "New Fangled Stuff". Which means I know it's never going to be as easy as people say.
"You should try selling on Ebay?" But none of my friends had ever done it themselves....
"You should write a book!" But non...
2022-06-28 01:50:39 +0000 UTC
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